11:01 PM,
Apr. 7, 2014

Britzi Flores

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Britzi Flores stood in front of her mother with a bright smile Saturday as she modeled the pink, green and black striped skirt and top she would wear out that night.

"Mommy, take my picture," Sarah Rivera recalled her daughter saying as she posed in the mirror. Flores was reluctant to go out at first, but family members say her friends convinced her to visit a club in Elizabeth.

Rivera snapped a few photos with Flores' smartphone and said before she knew it, the 22-year-old was kissing her goodbye and headed out the door. ...